ratili

Swahili

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رَطْل (raṭl).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

ratili class IX (plural ratili class X)

  1. A pound (unit of weight)
    Synonym: paundi
  2. (obsolete) A rottol, an old measure of weight, tied to the weight of a silver coin and equal to 16 wakia.

See also

References

  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020), Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 123 Nr. 1092
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